For most, weekends means two days off work with some much-needed R&R. But for game developers, it’s also a time during which they get to show off what they’ve been working on. I am of course referring to Screenshot Saturday, which involves tweeting screenshots with the #ScreenshotSaturday hashtag. Screenshots which I will be critiquing some of every single Tuesday, in Speculating Screenshots.
Different screenshots from different developers, all working on different games. Some are very much a WIP, while other are from titles rapidly approaching release. These tweets do all have one thing they in common though, which is that they feature actual screenshots (or at the very least, mockups), animated or stills.
Working on Totem model #Archaica #gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gameart #3dart #indiedev pic.twitter.com/k1GVsgU6Tl
— Marcin Turecki (@MarcinTurecki) March 22, 2016
Ah, very… totemic. What? IT’S A WORD! I think? Maybe not.
I am sure #DonaldTrump would not like this game either https://t.co/GbeoLw2dWZ #screenshotsaturday but you should pic.twitter.com/pQOQYtnkgj
— Oddz.nl (@Oddz_NL) March 20, 2016
Bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs.
"Shall we rest a bit, my faithful mare?" #TheFallenChronicler #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/zeNl2d6Kfa
— Neler93 (@Neler93) March 20, 2016
Who the heck is he talking to?
#screenshotsaturday new #conceptdesigns for #AcrossTheMoment – https://t.co/l44tfCNxB2 #GamesJam Kanobu pic.twitter.com/zA9Sri7fyU
— Andrei Romanov (@Atom_people) March 20, 2016
Spider-Bot, Spider-Bot, does whatever a Spider-Bot does…
https://twitter.com/tauntButtered/status/711430465404547072
Proof that black and white is all you need, right there.
Dithering: I ain't that good at it. New tileset wip for @JarvisGame #gamedev #pixelart #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/DAThYqdjCT
— Christian Yngvesson (@chrilley) March 20, 2016
…the beginning of a grand adventure?
#screenshotsaturday — inclines, a dummy, and fire particles! #indiedev #pixelart. Also updated to Alpha 0.04. pic.twitter.com/OUmTTTD2L1
— GogglesKitty (@GogglesKitty) March 20, 2016
Fire baad. Pixels niice.
#screenshotSaturday #c4d pic.twitter.com/F0UZjv5Lbe
— Stuart⚡Wade (@DLGNCE) March 20, 2016
This is your brain on drugs.
#screenshotsaturday #wip He's looking a little sad…in more ways than one pic.twitter.com/tUe72jirxy
— Embermouse (@EMBERMOUSE) March 20, 2016
“Sad”? Whoa there. Looks more ticked off and dangerous to me.
Progress on Advance's Duel game continues, along with graphical/UI tweaks! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/Qoz45kB2W2
— Catbell Games (@CatbellGames) March 19, 2016
In one corner: red. The other: blue. Go go go!